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eVitals.14Respiratory Rate
Required
The patient's respiratory rate expressed as a number per minute.
VitalsString1:1Required
Element Metadata
Schema Version3.5.0
NEMSIS DatasetEMS
Has Not Values
Has Pertinent Negatives
Other Vitals Elements
eVitals.01Date/Time Vital Signs Taken
76 rules
27 states
eVitals.02Obtained Prior to this Unit's EMS Care
31 rules
14 states
eVitals.03Cardiac Rhythm / Electrocardiography (ECG)
33 rules
16 states
eVitals.04ECG Type
23 rules
16 states
eVitals.05Method of ECG Interpretation
21 rules
15 states
eVitals.06SBP (Systolic Blood Pressure)
36 rules
22 states
eVitals.07DBP (Diastolic Blood Pressure)
27 rules
19 states
eVitals.08Method of Blood Pressure Measurement
13 rules
11 states
eVitals.09Mean Arterial Pressure
0 rules
0 states
eVitals.10Heart Rate
20 rules
17 states
Quality Measures
2 measuresNEMSQA measures that reference this element
TRAUMA-142023Trauma Patients Transported to Trauma Center (14)
TraumaOutcome
Trauma-042023Trauma Patients Transported to Trauma Center
TraumaOutcome
Source: National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA)